# freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Delete Many Documents with model.remove()

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**Created:** [August 3, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/freecodecamp-challenge-guide-delete-many-documents-with-model-remove/301538 "2019-08-03T13:13:45Z")\
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# [Delete Many Documents with model.remove()](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/apis-and-microservices/mongodb-and-mongoose/delete-many-documents-with-model-remove)

#### Relevant Links

- [Mongoose Docs - Model.remove()](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/model.html#model_Model.remove)

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## Hints

### Hint 1

You just need a condition, and a callback with `error` and `response` .

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## Solutions

> **Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)**
>
> ```js
> const removeManyPeople = (done) => {
> const nameToRemove = "Mary";
> Person.remove({name: nameToRemove}, (err, response) => {
> if(err) return console.log(err);
> done(null, response);
> })
> };
> 
> ```
> 
> #### Code Explanation
> 
> - `remove()` sends a remove command to MongoDB to remove all matched documents. In this case, all documents with a `name` of `Mary` are removed.
> - The response is a JSON object containing properties such as `deletedCount` - containing the number of documents removed from the collection.
> 
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